19/05/2022 - 20/05/2022
Pristina - In the framework of the preparation of the draft opinion on the Concept Paper on the Vetting of Judges and Prosecutors, a delegation of the Venice Commission met with the President of Kosovo Ms Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu, the Speaker of the Assembly, Mr. Glauk Konjufca, and the following authorities and other stakeholders:
• the First Deputy Prime Minister,
• the Minister of Justice,
• the President of the Supreme Court,
• the Acting Supreme Prosecutor,
• the President of the Judicial and Prosecutorial Councils,
• Political parties,
• international community,
• academics and NGOs.
The request for this opinion was submitted by the Minister of Justice of Kosovo on 25 October 2021.
The opinion is prepared under the Expertise Co-ordination Mechanism in the framework of the joint European Union and Council of Europe programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey 2019-2022”.
It will be on the agenda of the June plenary session of the Commission (17-18 June 2022).